CVE-2012-0201

IBM Personal Communications I-Series Access Workstation 5.9 - Profile

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Stack-based buffer overflow in pcspref.dll in pcsws.exe in IBM Personal Communications 5.9.x before 5.9.8 and 6.0.x before 6.0.4 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long profile string in a WorkStation (aka .ws) file.

Desbordamiento de buffer de pila en pcspref.dll de pcsws.exe de IBM Personal Communications 5.9.x anteriores a 5.9.8 y 6.0.x anteriores a 6.0.4 permiten a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario a través de una cadena de perfil extensa ("long profile string") en un archivo WorkStation (.ws).

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2011-12-14 CVE Reserved
2012-02-29 First Exploit
2012-03-02 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
http://dev.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_ws.rb	X_refsource_misc
http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_ws	X_refsource_misc
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73127	Vdb Entry
https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21586166

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18539	2012-02-29
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18539	2024-08-06
http://www.stratsec.net/Research/Advisories/IBM-Personal-Communications-I-Series-Access-WorkSt	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC81539	2017-08-29
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21586166	2017-08-29

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Personal Communications Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Personal Communications"				5.9.7.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Personal Communications" and version "5.9.7.0"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Personal Communications Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Personal Communications"				5.9.7.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Personal Communications" and version "5.9.7.1"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Personal Communications Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Personal Communications"				6.0.3.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Personal Communications" and version "6.0.3.0"		-		Affected